CLICK FOR CAPTIONS  /  TWITTER   /    GONE POSTAL    /   WORDS, WORDS   /   ASK ME  /   EMAIL  /  ARCHIVETumblr (3.0; @pilarpedrosapilar)http://pilarpedrosapilar.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/04bab487afa991c3ed29c42b26277a7b/tumblr_mlkj21c1Ba1qzwnjvo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/60056f7a756a6b31ae791db2f27d5c27/tumblr_mlkj21c1Ba1qzwnjvo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5c4e9f1f29614d9c9e629c6ad4edee51/tumblr_mlkj21c1Ba1qzwnjvo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>Hello, Goodbye. </strong>This Tumblr account saw how I fell in love with water and now I’ve found a way for us to be together. I can no longer just sit and write letters to an ocean who can’t write back, and so began the gradual but grand movement to the sea. I will try to drop in (surf terminology) here from time to time, and if slowness tortures you, feel free to unfollow. I thank you for the time. Meanwhile, I will not be here but there, riding and writing in the ever elsewhere. <br/><br/>I do love what we have become. I truly thank you for the time.</p> <p>(Don’t fret, I am most online <a href="https://twitter.com/dearpilar" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://instagram.com/pilarpedrosapilar" target="_blank">here</a>. Also, I’m keeping my <strong><a href="http://wordswidenight.tumblr.com" target="_blank">Three-Six-Five</a></strong>! Updates soon.)</p>http://pilarpedrosapilar.tumblr.com/post/48459428553http://pilarpedrosapilar.tumblr.com/post/48459428553Sun, 21 Apr 2013 03:20:00 +0800surfsurfinggoodbye and thank youhello this is me<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d09d8e47dafe24bd738ed29283cc5a06/tumblr_mjm9k5sDEg1qzwnjvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em><span>“We all come from the sea. But we are not of the sea. Those of us who are, we children of the tides, must return to it again and again.”</span></em></p> <p><strong>Photo by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Craig-Pulsifer-Photography/166374966800587" target="_blank">Craig Pulsifer</a> <br/><br/></strong><span>My favorite story of </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/craig.pulsifer?group_id=0" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=663198155&extragetparams=%7B%22group_id%22%3A0%7D" target="_blank">Craig Pulsifer</a><span>’s was how his wife, Lib, taught him how to speak Filipino by putting labels on the objects found in their house. Here was “kutsara” and “tinidor” on the dining table. When walking inside a dark room, a switch for “ilaw.” </span><br/><br/><span>You’ll hear a lot of beautiful stories when you’re with Craig, and this perhaps is what illuminates his photography. Every photograph captures a story mid-motion, printing it to memory.</span><br/><br/><span>In this picture, I am tying the leash to my left ankle, getting ready to embark on yet another journey with the waves. I am at the brink of a new story unfolding in my life, and I thank Craig for preserving this tender moment. Me before the water, a prayer, a song, a homecoming.</span></p>http://pilarpedrosapilar.tumblr.com/post/45288540467http://pilarpedrosapilar.tumblr.com/post/45288540467Thu, 14 Mar 2013 04:43:00 +0800craig pulsiferhello this is mesurfsurfing<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a6951832513c45644899e013509fd48d/tumblr_mjj9k05HOO1qzwnjvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>And so my story begins.</p>http://pilarpedrosapilar.tumblr.com/post/45173755205http://pilarpedrosapilar.tumblr.com/post/45173755205Tue, 12 Mar 2013 13:50:24 +0800surfsurfinghello this is me<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5486eba4db8ff7b9d0ab3a1e8c2cfff3/tumblr_miww75nXs41qzpohxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://celdee.tumblr.com/post/44194754533/pilar-a-lovely-set-of-tattoos-a-lovelier-set-of" target="_blank">celdee</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://pilarpedrosapilar.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">pilar</a>— a lovely set of tattoos, a lovelier set of words.</p> </blockquote> <p>This is, by far, the most outstanding portrait anyone’s ever done of me. <strong>Thank you so much, Celdee!</strong></p>http://pilarpedrosapilar.tumblr.com/post/44285524523http://pilarpedrosapilar.tumblr.com/post/44285524523Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:23:11 +0800celina de guzmanhello this is me<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1f45943d842f760db1b4ff0da4fa4d88/tumblr_mihx8jXZ1q1qe31lco1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bd804339f996962d46821b65987310e9/tumblr_mihx8jXZ1q1qe31lco2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/48ba7a1d6d6c3bc6f73ce0ea616cfd34/tumblr_mihx8jXZ1q1qe31lco3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e4c11e991fdfcb6b91bc81abc4aa6833/tumblr_mihx8jXZ1q1qe31lco4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f97532c8a5c9c766cb1b8e8720ba7ef1/tumblr_mihx8jXZ1q1qe31lco5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/dcc6e7c29bbe10af0a437d8ce0d6b8e9/tumblr_mihx8jXZ1q1qe31lco6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://likeafieldmouse.tumblr.com/post/43531320577/the-made-shop-the-tiny-book-of-tiny-stories" target="_blank">likeafieldmouse</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://themadeshop.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">The Made Shop</a> - <em>The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories</em> (2012)</p> </blockquote>http://pilarpedrosapilar.tumblr.com/post/43575196766http://pilarpedrosapilar.tumblr.com/post/43575196766Thu, 21 Feb 2013 01:54:01 +0800Photos by Edric Chen (January-December 2012): Dear E, This album is complete. You’ve done...http://pilarpedrosapilar.tumblr.com/post/43482822668http://pilarpedrosapilar.tumblr.com/post/43482822668Tue, 19 Feb 2013 21:02:54 +0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4c6567b2da61d3f76af98906679b51ca/tumblr_mgtxbfloBZ1qa7afro1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f9a5112a3ab6316aab81fe665c0705ac/tumblr_mgtxbfloBZ1qa7afro2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://theedricchen.com/post/42018811011/camille-pilar-wislawa-szymborska-three-oddest-words" target="_blank">edricchen</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1996/szymborska-poems-3-e.html" target="_blank">The Three Oddest Words</a> written on <a href="http://meetmy-tommygun.livejournal.com" target="_blank">her</a> skin.</p> <p>Today marks the first year of a world without Ms. Szymborska.</p> <p>How many Futures must be pronounced to bring back the past?</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Because skin is never silent.</strong></p>http://pilarpedrosapilar.tumblr.com/post/43482332861http://pilarpedrosapilar.tumblr.com/post/43482332861Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:47:45 +0800hi eedric chen<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/71d784be29cfc2327ebab350531439bf/tumblr_migqmw4gTA1qzwnjvo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a92cc59a7e2935bb095760742c0b25f7/tumblr_migqmw4gTA1qzwnjvo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/624a581c2a0b9ad37778efb2f9f284a6/tumblr_migqmw4gTA1qzwnjvo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/de67dc23351fcffaed7362260be224ab/tumblr_migqmw4gTA1qzwnjvo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/11b7977bcd64165923a6f1c0af5b0811/tumblr_migqmw4gTA1qzwnjvo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4f00dc2ed16d8bb64ffe43136c95fbc3/tumblr_migqmw4gTA1qzwnjvo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>Fully Booked visited me at home</strong> to spy on my poetry books and tattoos, and we had an enchanting and altogether enlightening conversation about what it means to read and what it feels to have read. They featured me in <strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SH6rOJOOYJw" target="_blank">a video</a></strong> and a sweet series of blog entries <strong><a href="http://www.fullybookedonline.com/blog/view/2409" target="_blank">(part one here)</a>.</strong> Click on the links if you want to hear my voice, literally and figuratively.</p>http://pilarpedrosapilar.tumblr.com/post/43478588725http://pilarpedrosapilar.tumblr.com/post/43478588725Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:32:56 +0800fully bookedreadingbooksbookshelveshello this is me<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/482e9888a0cb89c9788ebfa2c6deb508/tumblr_mie1seKeVJ1qzwnjvo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d3d8560cf11ebddb2fb5bfb9076d09bd/tumblr_mie1seKeVJ1qzwnjvo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/37cc553971f3ce9ede5f7f8fb35c47e9/tumblr_mie1seKeVJ1qzwnjvo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4192579835bf3110ae8ee7ba89da5931/tumblr_mie1seKeVJ1qzwnjvo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a2146b046eea904818308aec2ac7ca4b/tumblr_mie1seKeVJ1qzwnjvo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>I’m done being that girl locked up in her bedroom dreaming of the sea. I’m happier living what I thought I could only dream of. So go on, get up, go out. </p>http://pilarpedrosapilar.tumblr.com/post/43352408628http://pilarpedrosapilar.tumblr.com/post/43352408628Mon, 18 Feb 2013 07:41:02 +0800Surfhello real life<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a1f3a740b04d80032409715ec1ce69ae/tumblr_mi2az6RT9p1qzwnjvo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0b0f7c88f9086013d08239da5eecb4ac/tumblr_mi2az6RT9p1qzwnjvo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6b89cdb900936b958e93bd5d0cc069d8/tumblr_mi2az6RT9p1qzwnjvo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>Best day of my life.</strong></p> <p>Photos (c) Troy Medina 2013</p>http://pilarpedrosapilar.tumblr.com/post/42844727858http://pilarpedrosapilar.tumblr.com/post/42844727858Mon, 11 Feb 2013 23:28:00 +0800surfsurfinghello real life<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/78300c80f8762444ad966c5d7c49c282/tumblr_mi22eapEOj1qzwnjvo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1b68dfb59098dd34ae38df81fce93dfb/tumblr_mi22eapEOj1qzwnjvo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5a8fd3767c3a2005255f4fb538c88a67/tumblr_mi22eapEOj1qzwnjvo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/13dfea9e12dea99218ee46734421cd35/tumblr_mi22eapEOj1qzwnjvo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>I’m so tired of staying indoors, 2013.</p> <p><em>(First two photos by Troy Medina. Last two from my Instagram: @pilarpedrosapilar)</em></p>http://pilarpedrosapilar.tumblr.com/post/42837387067http://pilarpedrosapilar.tumblr.com/post/42837387067Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:22:58 +0800surfsurfing<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9046fa37331bf33e3be57147d41aa8e4/tumblr_mhs1gmlx2m1qzwnjvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>Braille reads: <em>the slope of your spine, the arch of your back, the curve of your hip</em></span><br/><br/><strong><span>Your Skin Under Mine by Natt Różańska</span></strong></p>http://pilarpedrosapilar.tumblr.com/post/42399513838http://pilarpedrosapilar.tumblr.com/post/42399513838Wed, 06 Feb 2013 10:26:46 +0800to cup a poem<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6c1971157535bfbc9a41f51aa02d1b37/tumblr_mf6vuwESVb1rkzu3oo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://oriax.tumblr.com/post/38160927648/jules-kmetzko" target="_blank">oriax</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://reincarnate7.deviantart.com/art/jules-kmetzko-157588065" target="_blank">Jules Kmetzko</a><small><br/></small></p> </blockquote>http://pilarpedrosapilar.tumblr.com/post/41374979384http://pilarpedrosapilar.tumblr.com/post/41374979384Fri, 25 Jan 2013 03:20:51 +0800<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6c6d9a05f4ce23b61d097bc0db62ef27/tumblr_mgogmd5krF1qlef3so1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://themarcoharder.tumblr.com/post/40609401714/a-confidant-pilar" target="_blank">themarcoharder</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>A confidant, Pilar.</p> </blockquote> <p>The afternoon MH helped me check papers at a coffee shop. Hey MH, midterms are coming. </p>http://pilarpedrosapilar.tumblr.com/post/41269955360http://pilarpedrosapilar.tumblr.com/post/41269955360Wed, 23 Jan 2013 18:31:34 +0800hello this is me<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7857d12b06cd871d0bc0debeba95708c/tumblr_mh0ehwAPLo1qzwnjvo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b4baa01a85834d0a1ed3fc47a8a3239f/tumblr_mh0ehwAPLo1qzwnjvo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b965476175a2bcfb23a6aaf3d79a0c10/tumblr_mh0ehwAPLo1qzwnjvo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a0b9d4203e313a67ce8b2e796725184d/tumblr_mh0ehwAPLo1qzwnjvo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>From water to concrete, one must keep moving.</p> <p>Photos by Allen Aligam</p>http://pilarpedrosapilar.tumblr.com/post/41170501771http://pilarpedrosapilar.tumblr.com/post/41170501771Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:15:00 +0800hello this is mehello real lifeskate<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/67f05a4ae8ea6a4bbaa38f4cb9e41bfb/tumblr_mh0eauOcfY1qzwnjvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Own your weekends.</strong></p>http://pilarpedrosapilar.tumblr.com/post/41170156214http://pilarpedrosapilar.tumblr.com/post/41170156214Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:11:18 +0800hello this is me<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/62450f1c8d8440e25661dad03d37b617/tumblr_mh0e8jUwcX1qzwnjvo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4dd16fa211c9f30a83cd6a6f176428bb/tumblr_mh0e8jUwcX1qzwnjvo2_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0dd049d99156d22a0a324f306818f82f/tumblr_mh0e8jUwcX1qzwnjvo3_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/599af04c39f88bd3d595c799835ac7f1/tumblr_mh0e8jUwcX1qzwnjvo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Cheers to all the amazing people I’ve met in real life.</p>http://pilarpedrosapilar.tumblr.com/post/41170049982http://pilarpedrosapilar.tumblr.com/post/41170049982Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:09:55 +0800hello real life<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/bb9037f1bbd1688b259bf94dac6bc1d0/tumblr_mgnhtdlSbi1qz6f9yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/40581182015/the-trouble-is" target="_blank">nevver</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinosonic/2832122844/in/photostream/" target="_blank">The trouble is</a>…</p> </blockquote>http://pilarpedrosapilar.tumblr.com/post/40602314772http://pilarpedrosapilar.tumblr.com/post/40602314772Tue, 15 Jan 2013 23:05:21 +0800<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8c9bef406949e52f6ae917d62a6c429e/tumblr_mgnoylMWYF1r6d28io1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://invisiblestories.tumblr.com/post/40590145787/herbert-ponting-via-yochanah" target="_blank">invisiblestories</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Herbert Ponting (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://yochanah.tumblr.com/post/40589105609/herbert-ponting" target="_blank">yochanah</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://pilarpedrosapilar.tumblr.com/post/40602278803http://pilarpedrosapilar.tumblr.com/post/40602278803Tue, 15 Jan 2013 23:04:30 +0800Look at the time and you say it is morning. Look at the time and I say time is a mathematical...http://pilarpedrosapilar.tumblr.com/post/40475177135http://pilarpedrosapilar.tumblr.com/post/40475177135Mon, 14 Jan 2013 08:35:59 +0800three six five